Chicken brooder



Aug? 24, g413- A. L. KAYSING v2,327,801

CHICKEN BROODER Filed May 4 1942 inve/7729;@ ALEM-ET L. KAYs/NG Patented Aug. 24, 1943 CHICKEN Bnoonnn Albert Lfnaysing, .si-Louie ivro,ass'ignor to J. A.

st., Louis, M9,

' Smith Company,

a partnership composed of Albert L. Kaysing, 'L

Shader, and S. B. lllarg'u'lis' 942, sentono.

.Application May 4, 1 2 claims. loi. noe-32),

This invention relates to devices generally called chicken brooders, and whereinachcks are placed soon after they have been hatched, so as to remain sheltered and heated for the required number of weeks that it .takes to have said chicks sufficiently grown to be either marketed or otherwise shifted to other quarters.

The invention has among its, objects the construction of such a device that will be neat and attractive in appearance, extremelysimple. tobuild from materials easily obtainable, of low l cost, which will be serviceable for long periods, and which will be otherwise satisfactory and efficient for use wherever deemed applicable.

One of the primary objects of `my invention is to so construct a brooder of the kind described, that it will accommodate a maximum number of chicks for its over-all size, and maintain every portion of the shelter or hover of the same at substantially the same temperature, so that the chicks will have no need to` crowd together to keep warm, and there will be no sweating, chilling or other objectionable disturbances that might harm the chicks while in thehover.

Another object of my inventionis `to so construct a device of the kind set forth, that although a heater that requires oxygen to support its combustion is usedV therein, yet `the heater is sol placed as to be completely sealed from the chamber wherein the young chicks are. sheltered, with conducting means therebetween' for transferring the heat Afrom said heater to said chamber in such a manner that the gases of combustion do not enter said sheltering chamber.y l

A further object 'of the invention is to' construct a brooder ofthe kind described, wherein the heat transferred to said chamber from-said outside source, ,will be of substantially uniform vdegree throughout said chamber, andwill'be directed downwardly onto the backs of saidchioks in the chamber:V C l l An added object of my invention is to soconstruct the brooder aforesaid, that Athe sheltering chamberor hover may be expanded so as to provide /more head-room foi-the chicks,` as said` chicks grow bigger from week to A still further object of my invention islto so construct the parts of the brooder, that the iloor of the chickhover is readily removable, fore-,leaning or for any other reason simply by lifting the same out of the brooder, the heat transfer `means that cooperates with the heater being fixed to said floor section so as to be removed' therewith and thus provide'a clear and unobstructed open- Week.

ing at the bottom of the said chamber whensaid- Y :In'the drawing, wherein .adapted to comfortably numberjof, chicks healthyandgrow A y to bedischarged ready ,for market or other dis- ,.position.

- size ofexcavation` obvious to those sklledin theartto which this invention appartains, as will be-apparentfrom the disclosures herein given. f

' To this end, my invention consists inthe novel construction, arrangement and combination of partsherein shown and described, and ,the uses mentioned,.as will be more clearlyl pointed out in the following specification.- y

like reference characterslindicate -like or corresponding parts through- Figure v1 -is `a perspective side view ofhmy de- -.`vice; and` l A Figure 2 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the same, as mounted directly on the ground, and showing only the adjacent portion of vvthe lReferring more particularly `to the drawing,

`whereirirI'have illustrated a preferred embodiment of :myy invention, there is shown a brooder receive and shelter a that have been recently hatched, andto keep them warmed while lthey remain in said broodersothat they will remain steadilyuntil' they are 4ready frameconsisting of afpair ofspaced opposed `end, wallsy lg-2,-connectedfby opposed spaced side Walls 3,-3pforms theA supporting structure for the rest of1 -the device. t At apoint intermediate the-,length oi .the side Vwalls 3 3, a movable end the formk of the closure, vas in vgate or door 4 shown,is positioned toA deine the limits of the chiok-warming chamber or Although the brooder mayhoverl or otheriwooden supportingk structural` have shown the deviceasfsetl on an earthen'iioor, as in the latter instance, a separate containerfor the heaterneed not be built, inasmuch as the required is quickly vand, easily made, asindioated at 5, below the floor ,level 6.

. This excavation chamber is -to 1be Vmade large enough to accommodate `the heater 'l therein, Vpreferably supporting the latter on one, or more rods I8 to lift itan inchory so-` off the ground, and

a so that the top ofthe heater chimney is about chamber, as will four inches from the heat-receiving means' carried by the `removable floor of the chick-receiving rrowfbe set forth inmore detail.' Before describing the latter, howevenit is be Seton a table,

broeder, I :have

. chambers.

centrally of the floor I0, y

at itsupper end and there being a plate 25 yseal-1 to be mentioned now, that the excavated chamber 5 must be provided with free access to the outside air, so as to support combustion.

A substantially rectangular frame 9 is nailed or otherwise suitably fastened to the lower edge of the chick-receiving hover, preferably so as to come ush with the bottom edge of .the walls I and 3. A series of boards or strips are tted together as shown at Il) to neatly fit within the area defined by the frame 9, and are nailed or otherwise fixed to .I I-I I, the latter in as shown when the turn resting on the frame 9 iloor is in place. Obviously,

whenever the floor is desired to be removed,l for?.V

cleaning or disinfecting the same, or for'cleaning therebelow, it

may be lifted out without difa pair of rods or stringers` .i vided with a series of apertures side wall-at a distance just a bit culty-and just as easily and readily replaced.

A cover member comprising a top the floor of the upper chamber I1. i This partition preferably slopes upwardly from f its rear vto its front edge, inasmuch-as it has been found that this positioning is most' effectivel in promoting good circulation of the l heated -air therebeneath, and is provided with'vents 23-23 therethrough, grouped adjacent therear andthe f vfront of said partition so thatthe pre-heated and fresher air from above said partition may `enter through the same to the chamberfl'th'erebelow' l Y l. i l The forward edge of said-partitionlis provided with` an overhanging or downwardly "directed flange I9 therealong,l so as 'to' direct the heated ,air from the under side of said partitiondownwardlytoward the adjacent limitfof said chamber n provided'. compensatory' means to keepfpace with the varying size of the'fehicks, and ',toggiveumore head-room to the same as they get bigger. To this end, I have arrangedl the partition I8, and which acts as the roof off'fthe hover,ftq be adjustably raised from tim'eto time. A supporting frame -207is nailedto the'sidejwalls ofthe hoverv and Amay be detached and moved to a new position'upwards of Yits originalVA position every few weeksjor so, or additional' frames 2| may be fixed ,to the wallsof thelhoven-spaced v at any distance from the lowermostfrarne 2V'0, "so that the roof portion may be lifted out andre-set to its higher position withv utmostease.` Insuch Y a manner, there is presentedY thelminimum' space to be heated, and a saving in the amountbfheat used. .V I V Thejvupper chamber Il, and whatfmig'ht be termed a preheated freshwair intake chamber or hover,.is provided with vents 22jthrou`ghiils4 top. The` partition I8 is .not asl long as theflength of thesuperimposed,chambers I6 and I'I, and its forward end ,terminates short ofthe adjacent ends of said chambers; 'thereby providing an air passageway 33 therealong between said pair of A tubular element 24 is mounted-substantially said element being open I2, fastened to a pair of side walls I3-I3 and .end-walls ing its lower end and projecting laterally of said tube, somewhat as shown, the tube extending upwardly through said oor and with said plate brought closely Vagainst the latter from below. A thickness of asbestos or other suitable compressible packing means may be introduced between said plate and theopposed portion of the floor. l

lThe tube 24 is of such a height that its top is about an inch or so below the under side of the roof I8 when the latter is justed position, and said tube is further pro- 26 through its below the midheight of said tube.

` A conical-shaped deflector 2'! is aflixed to the under side of said roof section I3, and is a unit with thev latter and demountable together there- `rectsthe same the-far'c'orners of the hover. I

-30 and thewall therethrough atthis point even while the door is with,v the peripheral edge of said deflector overhanging the periphery of the tube and extending radially therebeyond' for a substantial distance,

somewhatfas shown. Y l, y

1 It will be understood from the vforegoing description, that the tube and plate are a unit with the 'floor -section I and removable from the box together therewith, Iby simply lifting said floor section. Y,

All of thev heatfrom the heater is directed to the plate 25', from whence apart. travels upwardly thro-ugh the material of the tube 24 and another part'heats the air within the tube. Heat ,from the tube is not only radiated directly 'from-into the chick-receiving hover, vbut is dithererected against the deilector 2l, which in itur'n didownwardly and transversely to Itflhas been found that chicks placed 'in a brooder of the construction /hereinbefore set forth gives; the chicksl all of the room they need, but at therjsarne time; prevents ,piling-up,fevenl`y distributesvthe' heat so thateach chick is warmed 'individually and do notI have to crowd together to keep warm, and directs thev heat downwardly onto the backs of'thec'hicksf Y `.Spotst'oohotortoo cold argavoided, andgocd ventilation is had,`.whereby V'th'echicks get ,plenty j of 'freshi air without drafts.' .The heat comes up through the floor, thus avoiding cold floors, there ismoreiroom .'in'lthe hover 4for the chicksiinas- 'm'uch as the heater and there is no dead-air,jor'gases as with a heater located withirithe same lchamber as the chicks.

is. located outside the same,

None-of the vital-oxygen for vthe chicks is spent in feeding the heater, and'theexpansible chickreceiving hover permits-moreeiective useof the v heating medium to heat the space actually needed zat any particular stage of growth of the chicks. Also, the doublehover, one superimposed onthe other, .permits 60.

better ventilation without too great aheatloss.` T f The portion of the broc-der shown to theright of .the-hovers may be used as an exercise yard or for feeding, the .doorll being provided with means as at 28 to cooperatewith' means at 29 on across bar 30 between ythe opposed'si'deY walls 3'-3,'to f vVents 3 I` may be providedr hold the vdoor opened. through'the walls-3 3, between the icros's piece I4fso..as yto insure ventilation held open. A

'Having thusdescribed my invention, it is obvi- I ous that `A various immaterial modicationsmay "bermade inthe same without departing from the spirit vofmy invention; henceI do not wish toibe in its lowermost adarrangement, construction and combination herein shown and described, or the uses metioned, eX- cept as limited by the state of the art to which this invention appertains, or the claims hereunto appended.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. In a chick brooder, a housing having a partition thereacross to form an upper and a lower chamber, said partition normally being lower at its rear than at its front and provided with a downwardly directed flange along said front, said front terminating short of the length of said chambers so as to provide a vertical passageway between said front and the adjacent wall of said chambers; a heater entirely below said lower chamber; tubular means in said lower 'chamber and having its lower end completely'sealed, and

spaced from said heater to transfer heat from the latter into said lower chamber, and a conical deflector at the under side of said partition above the tubular means to direct the heat laterally into said lower chamber.

2. In combination with a heater, a portable brooder having upper and lower chambers, said lower chamber consisting of side walls provided with an inwardly-directed ilange at its lower end, a floor removably supported on said flange and having an opening therethrough, and tubular means provided with an imperforate bottom entirely sealing said opening so as to prevent allA passage therethrough and constituting a heatexchange means to radiate the heat from said heater into said lower chamber.

ALBERT L. KAYSNG. 

